IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: This composite image shows a series of drawings made by Shaharzad Hassan at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 18: Shaharzad Hassan holds up a drawing that she has made at the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek Macedonia border on March 18, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The eight-year-old from Aleppo in Syria has been drawing a series of pictures depicting her families plight and their exodus to Europe only to be stranded at the Idomeni refugee camp. Many of the thousands of migrants stranded at the border camp are saying they are awaiting the outcome of the EU summit currently being held in Brussels. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants last week has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent spells of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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Her drawings reflect her life in Syria. They show Syrian President Bashar al-Assad surrounded by money as Syrian aircraft drop bombs outside, ISIS pushing out residents as pro-Syrian fighters lie dead next to Syrian flags, and a crowd of Syrian people surrounding an aid worker for food and other necessities.

They also show her family's boat trip across the Aegean Sea — a journey that's killed hundreds of refugees since the start of 2016.

And finally their arrival in Greece.The saving grace for Shaharzad seems to come from Greece, the European Union and Kurdish forces. She draws them all holding torches of freedom.